topic Re: BIG Problem with FR415b!! in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149420#M115717 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ok, where can i get a bootable partition tool, and how do i go about making it work?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:09:45 GMT mrgame_cat 2005-03-18T13:09:45Z BIG Problem with FR415b!! https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149417#M115714 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>OK, I woke up this morning, turned on my Vaio FR415B and it wouldn't boot.<BR /><BR />I got the <BR /><BR />DISC ERROR. PLEASE PRESS CTRL-ALT-DEL TO REBOOT.<BR /><BR />it did this a few times and I decided to reach for the recovery disc. I ran through the on screen instructions and when it got to the section where it was about to wipe the hard disk, it threw up and error and told me it could not complete the operation.<BR /><BR />the laptop rebooted and then the only thing that happened was an error appears on a black screen saying<BR /><BR />OPERATING SYSTEM ERROR<BR /><BR />help!!!!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:31:29 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149417#M115714 mrgame_cat 2005-03-18T11:31:29Z Re: BIG Problem with FR415b!! https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149418#M115715 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ok, i have spoken to a data recovery service who know their stuff and they tell me that i have a problem with the hard drive.<BR /><BR />the drive is an Hitachi travelstar 4200rpm and the boot sector is fukced. with data recovery starting at £500 i think i will just get a new hd.<BR /><BR />after reading many reviews i have opted for the new Hitachi Travelstar 7200rpm 60gb (nice...) this should speed things up immeasurably and give me some more space.<BR /><BR />just one question though...<BR /><BR />this is a 60gb drive... my old one was a 40gb... will it recognise in the bios on my FR415b?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:34:48 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149418#M115715 mrgame_cat 2005-03-18T12:34:48Z Re: BIG Problem with FR415b!! https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149419#M115716 <P>If the Bootsector ****ed, you must reformat the harddisc. You need for this a bootable partition tool, which can format all sectors on the harddisc.</P> Wed, 20 May 2015 13:45:03 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149419#M115716 seb21__ 2015-05-20T13:45:03Z Re: BIG Problem with FR415b!! https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149420#M115717 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ok, where can i get a bootable partition tool, and how do i go about making it work?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:09:45 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149420#M115717 mrgame_cat 2005-03-18T13:09:45Z Re: BIG Problem with FR415b!! https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149421#M115718 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Mmmh, I found this freeware on the WWW. (<A href="http://www.ranish.com/part/" target="_blank">click me</A> )<BR /><BR />But I haven't tried it. The important thing is that the Boot sector becomes written new. That you can start the recovery DVD.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:46:50 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149421#M115718 seb21__ 2005-03-18T13:46:50Z Re: BIG Problem with FR415b!! https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149423#M115719 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ok, it seems that i have to be able to actually boot my machine to run this...<BR /><BR />i think my hd has gone completely belly up to be honest...<BR /><BR />woe is me<BR /><BR />has anyone ever recovered an HD from this prone position?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:39:27 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149423#M115719 mrgame_cat 2005-03-18T19:39:27Z Re: BIG Problem with FR415b!! https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149424#M115720 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Putting a 60GB drive won't be a problem, you just need to use the advanced recovery option.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:04:33 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/big-problem-with-fr415b/m-p/149424#M115720 kee-lo_ 2005-03-18T22:04:33Z